1. The phase transition of a substance passing from the liquid to the solid state; solidification; the opposite of fusion. In meteorology, this almost invariably applies to the freezing of water. The phase change from the gaseous to the solid state is deposition. Like condensation, the freezing of water involves the process of nucleation. See ice point, freezing point, true freezing point, melting point. 2. Said of an environment when its temperature is equal to or less than 0°C (32°F). See freeze.

In physics and chemistry, freezing is the process of cooling a liquid to the temperature (called freezing point) where it turns into a solid. Melting, the process of turning a solid to a liquid, is the opposite of freezing. For most substances, melting and freezing temperatures are equal.

In conservation work, freezing is used for a number of purposes: Some objects can be frozen to kill insects at all stages of their life cycle. This is a non-chemical disinfestation method. In a disaster, particularly one which involves water damage, freezing can be used to minimise or prevent further deterioration to objects until they can be dealt with adequately. Under these conditions freezing is not a drying technique; and although it will stop mould from growing, it will not kill existing mould spores. It simply stabilises the materials in the condition in which they were found to allow time for priorities, treatment methods and disposal/replacement programs to be established.

Freezing at processing plants is done in huge blast freezers at temperatures of -30ºF. When turkey is frozen this quickly, there is not enough time for large ice crystals to form, so the quality of the meat remains excellent. If products are frozen in regular freezers, the juices in the meat freeze in the form of large ice crystals. These large ice crystals tear the turkey flesh and damage the texture of the meat. When the product is thawed, the meat may be mushy and will weep juices.

this symptom is quite common, which causes the person affected to stop suddenly while walking and being unable to move forward for several seconds or minutes. It makes people feel their feet are frozen to the ground and can often happen in doorways and at thresholds between rooms.

Damage to your residence, household contents and/or personal possessions from freezing is covered if you maintain heat in the building or shut off and drain the water system and appliances when the building is under construction, vacant or unoccupied.

When the Mac OS, an extension, or an application running atop the Mac OS becomes corrupted, it can write information in memory over vital system resources used to make the computer function. The computer will cease to operate normally, and the cursor will freeze and no longer respond to mouse movement. This condition is worse than a system error, because the computer cannot properly shut down the hard drive. This can cause file corruption and file structure damage. This condition can also be caused by hardware failure.

A stabilization technique for water damaged materials. Provides time for establishing work areas and allows postponement of treatment. Wet paper will increase in size as much as 8% upon freezing; some physical distortion should, therefore, be expected.